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Scottish Government Childcare Support Fund
Created: 01/07/2026News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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The Scottish Government have launched a new Childcare Support Fund open to third sector organisations across Scotland.
The fund aims to provide short-term, flexible childcare through registered childcare providers, to support families living in, or at risk of, poverty at key times when childcare costs create financial pressure or act as a barrier to employment, training or learning.
The new fund is one of a range of measures set out in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, Bringing Hope, Building Futures, which will help drive further progress in eradicating child poverty. This one-year fund is designed to top up existing support — not replace it — including free childcare hours and Universal Credit childcare payments.
Grants of £250,000 to £1,000,000 will be available to eligible organisations
How to apply
To find out more please click on this link. Childcare Support Fund: how to apply - gov.scot
Successful applicants are expected to be notified in late July 2026, with funding beginning to flow to families over the summer.
The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Thursday 09 July 2026.
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